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This week our second annual 10 Ideas issue concentrates on new ways that people and thinkers are reckoning with this new economy. Senior writer Lev Grossman edited the package, starting from the premise that the ideas, as he said, "are meant to explain the world as it is, not as it used to be." In the face of economic contraction, we're rethinking things we used to take for granted. The opening piece, by Barbara Kiviat, acknowledges that in these difficult times, plain old jobs, not stocks or real estate, are our most valuable assets. Sean Gregory writes about...
...many puzzle books anymore, certainly not from start to finish," Shortz says of his becoming addicted to KenKen a year and a half ago. "I just loved it." He persuaded his newspaper to start publishing the game last month and just held KenKen's first U.S. competition at the annual American Crossword Puzzle tournament, in New York City, which drew more than 900 people from around the world - including KenKen's creator, Tetsuya Miyamoto. (Read an interview with Shortz...
This Saturday, the Asian American Dance Troupe celebrates the diversity of Asian culture with its annual collective show, Eastbound. From Korean hip-hop to imperial dance and interpretations of children’s books, Eastbound will feature a diverse array of vibrant performances. AADT co-captain, Jieliang Hao ’11, discusses the development of AADT and how this year’s show reflects the mission of this organization. The Harvard Crimson (THC): What makes this year’s Eastbound performance so special? Jieliang Hao (JH): Every year we improve a lot based on past years. This...
...Shannon was returning from Argentina, where he spent his vacation taking tango lessons with his wife and friends. Fleisher recalled Shannon’s passion for dance—which, along with his pursuit of medicine, would come to define his life. “At our annual holiday parties, all the women would want to dance with Michael,” Fleisher said. “It was part of who he was.” Shannon first began dancing during his undergraduate years at Washington University in St. Louis, before heading to medical school at Duke. The newly...
...will pass by this Saturday, March 14, without the traditional festivities organized by the Mathematics Department, leaving at least one young math aficionado disappointed. Eight-year-old Ian Reid found out about the annual challenge to memorize the digits of pi last year. By New Year’s Day, he could recite 100 digits. “I haven’t even told him yet,” said Jasper Reid, Ian’s father. “He’s going to be disappointed.” In the past, celebrations of the irrational number...